Actress Anushka Sharma will host the first-ever Times of India Film Awards in Vancouver this April.

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Bollywood stars Ranbir Kapir and Anushka Sharma will host the Times of India Film Awards to be held in Vancouver, according to The Times of India. Notable Indian choreographer Shiamak Dawar has also signed on for the event.

“The whole show will be a different and unique kind of show … It will be like nothing ever seen before and that's our promise to you,” Dawar said.

The awards, in their first year, will take place at multiple events held around Metro Vancouver April 4-6, and are expected to draw an audience of 30,000 people and will be broadcast around the world.

"The Times of India Film Awards will be seen by hundreds of millions of people in one of the world's fastest growing economies and Vancouver will be centre stage," Premier Christy Clark said in a speech announcing the event in early January.

She said the economic benefit of hosting the event, from tourism and event production, is expected to be between $13 million and $18 million.